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Lou Davis searching for their friend Lethea Winters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1884

MR. EDITOR—I desire to inquire for a lady friend, Lethea Winters, who was in Alabama the last I heard from her. Henry Winters was her husband, and they had a son Bill. She had three sisters, Margaret, Zella and Adeline, and a brother, Floyd Bolton, living 10 or 12 miles from Demopolis. Address me at Edwards, Miss. LOU DAVIS.

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Louis Clark searching for his brother Lee Clark and sister Clarica Clark

Fort Worth Gazette (Fort Worth, TX)

August 6, 1891

CLARK - My brother, Lee Clark, and sister,
Clarica Clark, and myself were raised by
one Buck Clark in Columbus, Muscogee county,
Ga. My brother and sister were sold to an M.
E. (South) preacher by the name of Henry
Ware. They were taken from Chambers
county, Ala., by said Ware to Texas some-
where about the year 1847. I have never heard…

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Louisa Stewart seeking information about her son Joseph Nelson

The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)

April 29, 1865

Information Wanted.
MRS. LOUISA STEWART seeks to find her son,
JOSEPH NELSON, who belonged to Mr.
McManus, Cypress Creek, near Florence, Ala. Any
information please address this paper. ap22

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Lucinda Norris searching for her mother Maria Ragsdale

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

March 24, 1866

MRS. Lucinda Norris, daughter of Ma-
ria Ragsdale, wishes to learn the
whereabouts of her mother, who came to
this city to live some time since the rebel-
lion broke out. Mrs. Norris lives in New
Market, Ala. Mrs. Ragsdale can send
word to her daughter by calling on Jack-
son Goldin, Cumberland Hospital, Ward
24. …

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Lucinda Pillow (formerly Lucinda Hargrave) searching for her siblings George and Fannie Hargrave

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

January 26, 1895

I would like to find my brother and sister,
George Hargrave and Fannie Hargrave. My
name was Lucinda Hardgrave; our mother Allie
Hargrave. Brother, Robert Hargrave, and a
white girl by name of Martha Hargrave were
drowned at Mitchell's Mill and were buried at
Limestone church. My brother and sister be-
longed [belonged] to Bill…

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Lucy Mead seeking information about her mother Patsy Reed and sisters Becky and Caroline

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 19, 1895

Do You Know Them.

I would like to find my people. I
was born near Hampton, Va Owned
by Lewis Davis He had a brother
named Robert Allen Davis. My mother's
name was Patsy Reed, her husband
was Bob Reed. I have two sisters
some where, Becky and Caroline. I
have one sister living in Virginia, her
address is Sallie Curtis, Hampton,…

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Lucy White (formerly Lucy Hubanks) searching for her mother, mother's husband, brothers and sisters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 17, 1885

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for folks whom I left in Richmond, Va. My mother was named Mary; her husband John; mother had four children; brothers were Henry and Johnnie; sisters were Pollie and Mattie. I was so small I do not remember; Johnnie was the baby, and Henry came with me. Dr. Wm. Bonner bought brother Henry and me, and brought us to…

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Ludora Snell searching for her father, aunts, sisters, and brothers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 11, 1885

MR. EDITOR-I desire to inquire for my father and mother's people. During slavery we belonged to Dr. Harvey, near a town called Canton, but whether it was Canton, Mississippi, or not I do not know. I was very young when we were sold during the war. Mother, grandmother, myself and two other children were sold to a Mr. James Pickens and carried to…

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M. A. Hobson searching for their brother Jack Copp

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 26, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I wish to inquire for my brother, who left us in Eutaw, Ala., in 1865, and has not been seen since. Owner's name was Mrs. J.H. Copp. His name was then Jack Copp; mother and father, Eliza and Julius Copp. After freedom we took father's name Hobson. We are all alive except Lemuel. Let this be read from all pulpits where the SOUTHWESTERN…

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Mahallah Escoe seeking her brother Robert Cofield

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I desire to find my
brother; his name was Robert Co-
field [Cofield]. He left me in True county,
Ga., in 1851. He belonged to Col.
Willis Cofield, and went to Cham-
bers [Chambers] county, Ala., with our young
master, Dock Cofield, in 1852; he
left there for Arkansas. Our moth-
er [mother] was named Lettie Cofield; my
name was…

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Mandy Tolen searching for her brother John Hendricks

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 4, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I would like very much to hear from my brother, John Hendricks. I was born in Virginia, and when four years old I was carried to Newbury, South Carolina. I had a brother, William. Our mother was Millie. When old master Tolen died I went to Joe Tolen and brother John to Dr. H. Tolen. I was carried to Mississippi and some years after…

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Margaret Young reunited with her son Dowen Young

Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

January 1, 1898

FINDS LONG LOST SON
DOWEN YOUNG MEETS HIS MOTHER AFTER 36 YEARS

A Mother Sold and Separated From her Family in 1861, Found and Presented to her Son as a Christmas gift in 1897.

The happiest Christmas in all the great city of Chicago was, at the modest home of Dowen Young, No. 3142 Fifth avenue. It was a reunion of a mother and son torn apart…

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Maria Adair searching for her son Wm. Henry Levi

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)

August 20, 1880

INFORMATION wanted of the whereabouts of my son,
Wm. Henry Levi (colored), who left his home
in Talladega, Ala., some nine years ago. His
mother was owned by Theodore Levi, of the above
place. Any information addressed to MARIA
ADAIR, No. 1 Plum st., Cincinnati, Ohio, will
be received with thanks. Alabama papers please
copy. 20*2

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Maria Freeman searching for her husband William Stokes Dosier and mother Maria Brooks

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 6, 1881

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire
for my kinpeople, I left them in
South Carolina, about the year 1851
My husband was William Stokes
Dosier, he belonged to Allen Dosier,
a Baptist preacher. I have two
boys, John Wesley Dosier and
Willis Dosier. I was sold from
them by Johnson Lowry to Sam
Watson. Watson sold me to Paul
Delemeyer…

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Maria Taylor (formerly Maria Monday) searching for her brothers Robert, Benjamin, and Joe

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 22, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I dersire to find my brothers Robert, Benjamin and Joe. I last saw them in Danton, Pilot Point county, Texas. Before the war we belonged to a Mr. Monday. I was called Maria Monday, but have married since and changed to Maria Taylor. We were born in Alabama, and only three of us came to Texas. I belonged to Gage. She was deaf, and Miss…

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Mariah Abbamier searching for her relatives including her parents Jack and Mary Ephron

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

July 2, 1892

I am in search of relatives from whom I was
separated in slavery. I went from the state of
Alabama, Barby county. My owners at that
time were Sharpes, Bammers and Franks. My
father's name was Jack Ephron, my brothers'
and sisters' names were Harriet Ephron, Nick
Ephron, John Green and Carr Green; my moth-
er [mother] s name was Mary…

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Martha Ann Good looking for her sister Sarah Williams (1st of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 2, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED
Information wanted of Sarah Williams,
who I left at Halifax Court House, Va.,
about 25 years ago. She belonged to a man
whose name was William Early, who kept
a dry-goods store. Any information of her
will be thankfully received by her sister,
Martha Ann Good, who was taken way from
Nathan Dexter, who kept a hotel at…

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Martha Brown (formerly Celia Lampkine) searching for her mother Jane Lampkins

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 30, 1882

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for my mother Jane Lampkins. I used to live in Montgomery, Alabama. My sisters were Charrie and Clarisa Lampkins, my brother Cyrus Brown was sold to old John Brown. When I left my mother I was only twelve years of age. I am now in San Antonio, Texas. Any information will be gladly re- by Celia Lampkine, now…

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Martha Ewing

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 1, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: -- Mrs. Martha
Ewing wishes to find some of her
kindred. Her mother's name
was Betsy, grandmother's, Lucy
Hunt, mother's brother Jin, and
her sister Milly. Her grandmother
belonged to the Hunts in
Pike county, Ala. Her mother
belonged to Mike Carnell, Macon co.,
Ala. Sold in Harri co., Texas,
from me and my…

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Martha searching for her children

Montgomery Daily Advertiser (Montgomery, AL)

May 24, 1872

A colored woman in this city,
named Martha, who formerly belonged
to Mrs. Dolly Camps of Elkton,
Tennessee, desires information of her
children. Her daughter Cicely when
last heard of was in possession of Mr.
John Yerger, of Memphis, a grand
son of Mrs. Camp. She had a son
named Tom. Lewis, who, when last
heard of, was with a…

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Martha Ward searching for her sister Rosetta McQuillin

New National Era (Washington, DC)

September 29, 1870

Information Wanted.
Martha Ward wishes information concerning
her sister, Rosetta McQuillin, who was sold
from Norfolk, Va., about thirty years ago to a
Frenchman in Mobile, Ala. She is about forty-
nine years of age, light complexion, and much
freckled. Her former master was Mr. McQuil-
lin [McQuillin], who resided on Brigg's Point.
Any…

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Mary Bryant searching for her son

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 24, 1882

MR. EDITOR: I left a son 8 or
9 years old, his name was Levy
Jackson, I left him in Dallas County
Alabama, the nearest town was
Cahawba. It has been 25 or 30 years
since I left him. I want you to write
a letter of inquiry and see if you
can find him for me. I belonged to
William Jackson and was sold to
William Matthis. I…

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Mary Hayes searching for her cousin Cordelia Hayes

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

February 21, 1891

CORDELIA HAYES--I wish to find my cousin,
Cordelia Hayes. She was from Montgomery, Ala.
Address, Mary Hayes, Hot Springs, Ark.

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Mary Holsey looking for her sister Mrs. Martha Holeman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 18, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my sister, Mrs. Martha Holeman, who
lived in Lebanon, Wilson county Tenn. My
mother and I lived in Somelia county, Tenn.
Our mother's name is Sophia Hosley. My
sister's husband's name is Robert Holeman;
they were both sold from Lebanon jail to
Huntsville, Alabama, to a man named
Branum. Any information of their…

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Mary Jane Bell (formerly Suckey Blacklidge) searching for her daughters Mary Eliza Strebeck and Emily Blacklidge

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 16, 1873

Information Wanted.
Information wanted of Mary Eliza Stre-
beck and Emily Blacklidge, daughters of
Suckey Blacklidge and grand-daughters of
Mary McGlynn. They were born in New-
bern, N.C. When last heard from, Mary
Eliza was taken from Newbern by a Mr.
Morris (baker), and sold to Alfred Hatch
in Mobile, Ala. Emily Blacklidge…

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